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Connected health tools help seniors, but a digital divide persists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The study found 81 percent of older adults reported using at least one form of DHT, including telehealth services (49%) and mobile health apps (44%). While younger participants in the 50 to 59 age range were more likely to adopt these tools than those aged 60 and older, gender also played a role, with women outpacing men in usage.

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How telemedicine intersects with AI, social media, and precision medicine

KevinMD

Telemedicine will eventually become a more prominent part of our clinical practice, with the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media and networks, and integration with precision medicine in electronic health records. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

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Small Language Models (SLMs) have the potential to revolutionise Healthcare AI in addition to LLMs

Lloyd Price

Precision Medicine: SLMs can help identify genetic and environmental factors that contribute to individual health risks, enabling the development of personalised prevention and treatment strategies. Visit [link] Buy Side, Sell Side, Growth & Strategy services for HealthTech Founders, Owners and Investors. Subscribe Today!

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Clinical Communication Comes of Age: Using A Mobile Maturity Model To Develop A Sustainable Mobile Strategy

Electronic Health Reporter

The industry has seen a dramatic increase in the use of mobile devices by both staff and patients, but often as single point solutions that do not solve for the fragmentation of clinical workflow at the point […].

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

The bar chart from Kaiser Family Foundation’s look into mental health in 2020, illustrates that pandemic mental health reality, that over one-half of people between 18 and 24 reported symptoms of anxiety or depression during the public health crisis, with the incidence of feeling anxious or depressed declining with age.

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Quick, Accessible, Inexpensive Health Care – A Retail Health Update from Amazon and Dollar General

Health Populi

” These two programs come from outside of the legacy health care system of so-called incumbents — hospitals, health systems, health insurance — leveraging two brand-names beloved to many consumers for convenience, price transparency, and sheer cost. Right outside the store.”

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Mobile Health and Data Safety: Convenience vs. Privacy

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Technology may be revolutionizing the healthcare industry but while mobile health applications and cloud-based management are convenient, many think they may be compromising the privacy of healthcare data. It’s also important to note that mobile health isn’t just for patients either. Tell us what you think.